Maryland Solvent State Cuts Taxes After Surplus
Maryland ended its fiscal year with a surplus and Governor O Conor ordered an 8 cent reduction on property taxes and plans to seek cuts in the state income tax. He urges a pay as you go budget, strict spending checks, and avoiding diversion of revenues to highways. The piece contrasts Maryland’s solvency with national fiscal fears and criticizes federal tax burdens.
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O’conor
Maryland
O'Conor
United States Treasury
Washington
Bergen
Gage
Soldier Scientist Stumbles on New Microorganisms
Private Stanley Stewart, on leave from Camp Lee, reports discovering microscopic organisms in toad stomach linings near Quitman, Georgia. The microbes, now linked to peritonitis and part of the Cacidia family, are unknown to science and may have broad implications for humanity. He is consulting experts at Johns Hopkins University.
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Camp Lee
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Stanley Stewart
Army
Shee Army Medical Corps
Iquitman
Animal Kingdom
Stewart
Johns Hopkins University
Lead Poisoning Hazards From Daily Exposures Across Jobs
Lead, a heavy and soft toxin, contaminates air, water, and objects through compounds such as tetra ethyl lead and lead-containing paints. People may suffer poisoning from inhalation of fumes, ingestion from painted toys or crib wood, or from lead in pipes and cider stored in lead-lined vessels. In children, symptoms progress from pallor and irritability to anemia, abdominal pain, brain inflammation, convulsions, and possible paralysis, with stored lead gradually released when the source is removed.
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Tor
Alexander J. Alexander God
Robert £. Downing
Lexington
Marry Go Round Types Of Men And Women In Courtship
A humorous column outlines types of men and women in dating with satirical labels. It names the critical man, the hunter, the wit, the heartbreaker, the last minute suitor, and other archetypes, alongside female types such as the pose girl, dramatic woman, the emotional one, the shy weather girl, and the marathon talker, all mocked for romantic games and vanity.
Obscure Advice Parodied By Helen Rowland Satire
A satirical fragment attributed to Helen Rowland critiques possessive fiancés and predatory behavior in early courtship. It mocks the damsel who guards a suitor’s choices and the way innocent offenders are drawn into matrimony, referencing a character named Abssarke and a contributor King Feaa.
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Feaa
Aynd
Tne
Lead Poisoning in Children Diagnosed by Dr Bandesen
Dr H N Bandesen explains lead poisoning in children emphasizing diagnosis by X ray of bone lead deposits at bone ends. Treatment aims to clear deposits, reduce further exposure, and address anemia with iron. Vitamin B1 may aid nerve damage, sedatives help brain inflammation, and prevention is key.
Policy shifts impact visitors and Jews in Paraguay
A 1936 Paraguay decree requires foreign visitors to report on arrival and obtain permission to depart. The text also notes a ban on entry of Jews regardless of nationality. Brazil’s constitution asserts a firm stance against involvement in foreign wars, signaling an isolationist or nonbelligerent posture.
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Air Visltors
Paraguay
Sam Houston and Lamar Clash Over Texas Future
The text surveys early Texas leaders Sam Houston and Mirabeau B Lamar, noting Houston’s warning against Lamar’s designs and their bitter personal feud. It describes Lamar’s rise to the presidency, clashes over policy including cavalry actions, education aims, and conflicts with Cherokees, while Houston denounces Lamar as a "vulgar rowdy" and laments Texas money decline and governance.
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James Farberhirabeau
Buonaparte
Lamar
Sam Houston
Houston
Brutus
San Jacinto
Veuston
Coloniel
Lamar Buntly
Nero
Tipustan
Repatille
Dusters
Jamiln Collingsworth
Galveston Bay
Peter W. Grayson
Washington
Tennessee
David ©. Burnet
Witumpka
Texas
Around the Plaza on Amusement Tax Oddities
A reader notes perceived amusement tax law gaps and wonders about compliance. The piece recalls paying ten cents to see a show by the author’s son and suggests the new law may require ten percent tax on such admissions, while humorously recounting a school production and parental attempts to understand tax duties, urging guidance on proper payment and filing.
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Brest
Bonham
The Doctor’s Burden and a National Home Idea
A 1945 King Frat Syndicate column argues doctors lack social security and retirement support while bearing moral duty during epidemics and wars. It imagines a national doctors home funded by government or a professional chamber, offering pensions, housing, and facilities for research. The piece muses on Runyon for Congress and critiques professional unions.
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Runyon
Congress
King Frat Syat
Given health and hope, bring that baby into this world
A 1944 prose piece reflects on grim days ahead and the risks of parenting during wartime America. It argues that growth, change, and danger accompany every newborn, urging couples to face the future with courage, love, and faith. The essay contrasts past hardships with present anxieties, noting parents’ duties to welcome new life despite uncertainty.
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Dad
Mom
Gost
America
Indy
Domentic
Conrae
Bo Tin
Kang Beara
Agricultural Marketing Report Shows Record First Half 1941
The season's first half yield reached nearly sixty thousand pounds, a record and about 50 percent higher than the same period in 1940. Southern agriculture reports robust vine growth and good forage, with vines winding and vines harvested near Amies cabter for cattle feed.
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Waaganina
Anya Green
Aye Wall Ag
Amies
Funeral Notices for O A Tameeen at 269 Albany Ave
From L A Light files October 14 1931 funeral arrangements are listed for O A Tameeen proprietor of the Lindeen Bik shop who died suddenly en route to the hospital. An immigrant from Sweden he came to the United States at age 19 and had been active in local business since 1924. The notice recalls past floods and related deaths in San Antonio.
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O. A. Tameeen
Albany Avenue
Lindeen Bik
Nablve
Sweden
Linden
United States
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Dr. H. N. Bandesen
Odds and Ends
Brazil
Bureau of Internal Revenue
U. S
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Parents of
Aécing
Damon Runyon Cong't
King Faas
Fay
Themerlves
Tyauka
Leo Michel
New York
Michel
Etsia
Ainel
Lir Jane
Neigher
Hc Association of the Blind
L. A. Light Files
San Antonin
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